However, a few years ago Heinz came out with a Hot & Spicy variety that was flavored with Tabasco sauce. And last year they came out with a limited edition ketchup blended with balsamic vinegar that later became a regular addition. This year, Heinz has released another limited edition ketchup and this time it’s blended with jalapeño.

I’ve had a number of jalapeño products over the years and many of them have been disappointing because while they have the jalapeño flavor, they also have little to no heat. However, the Limited Edition Heinz Tomato Ketchup Blended With Real Jalapeño has the opposite problem.

I tried the spicy ketchup by itself, with McDonald’s fries, on a condiment-less Jack in the Box Jumbo Jack, and on top of my awful cooking. I was going to use it to make spicy sketti, but I didn’t want to find out if my horrible food was worse than a reality show star’s horrible food.

On everything I used the jalapeño-enhance ketchup with, all I initially noticed was the heat.

On a scale of one to ten, with one being the heat I would feel on the top side of a pillow that has just been slept on for eight hours and ten being the heat one would feel on a pan that has just been in an oven for eight hours, the spiciness of the Limited Edition Heinz Tomato Ketchup Blended With Real Jalapeño would be a four or five. It’s a nice kick that didn’t instantly shock my mouth’s nerves.

While its spiciness and tomato flavor was wonderful, it’s hard to notice the jalapeño flavor. Once in a while, I got a hint of it, but it’s definitely not as strong as I hoped it would be. Also, I don’t know if the heat was distracting my taste buds, but the ketchup’s vinegary flavor was slightly lacking. I wouldn’t have minded it so much if it had a jalapeño flavor to replace it with.

Overall, the Limited Edition Heinz Tomato Ketchup Blended With Real Jalapeño does make McDonald’s fries, a Jack in the Box Jumbo Jack, and my cooking spicier, but it does just a decent job at helping the awful meals I make taste better.

Disclosure: I received a free bottle of Limited Edition Heinz Tomato Ketchup Blended With Real Jalapeño from the fine folks at Heinz in order to review it.

This ketchup isn’t for those that want something hot and spicy on their burgers..that’s what the Heinz Hot and Spicy is for.

However..what this ketchup IS good for is consumers that want just a little kick to their food whether it be as a condiment on burgers..in their meatloaf…to add to shrimp sauce, etc. as it’s thicker and meatier than the regular Heinz with a little bit of kick and not as sweet.

My hubby bought a few bottles online when Heinz introduced it during the holidays and loved it. Even the kids liked it which was pretty amazing as they’re pretty fussy.

What’s great about this product that is soo hard to find elsewhere is that it has a mediocre spiciness along with the fact that it’s a little thicker and meatier than their regular ketchup. Much less of that vinegar taste that I don’t care for in Heinz regular ketchup.

If you’re not a big fan of really hot ketchups and are just looking for a product that is going to add just a bit of kick..this is the ketchup for you!!